to respond to a question
1Question Time — in a parliament occurs when backbenchers (members of the parliament who are not Ministers) ask questions of the Prime Minister which he or she is obliged to answer. It usually occurs daily while parliament is sitting, though it can be cancelled… …
2Respond — Re*spond (r?*sp?nd ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Responded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Responding}.] [OF. respondre, F. r[ e]pondre, fr. L. respondere, responsum; pref. re re + spondere to promise. See {Sponsor}.] 1. To say somethin in return; to answer; to… …
3Question Period — For the Canadian television program, see Question Period (TV series). Question Period, known officially as Oral Questions (French: questions orales, or période des questions) occurs each sitting day in the Canadian House of Commons. According to… …
4question — I n. query 1) to ask (smb.) a question; to ask a question of smb. 2) to address, pose, put a question to smb. 3) to bring up, raise a question 4) to answer, field, reply to, respond to a question (the senator fielded all questions expertly) 5) to …
5respond — re•spond [[t]rɪˈspɒnd[/t]] v. i. 1) to answer in words: to respond to a question[/ex] 2) to make a return by some action: to respond to a charity drive[/ex] 3) to react favorably 4) phl to exhibit some action or effect; react: Nerves respond to… …
6Question Time British National Party controversy — Protesters gather outside the BBC Television Centre in London before the episode of Question Time Participants …
7respond — [v] act in answer to something acknowledge, act in response, answer, answer back, behave, be in touch with, come back, come back at, come in, counter, feedback, feel for, field the question*, get back to*, get in touch, react, reciprocate, rejoin …
8question — vb *ask, interrogate, query, inquire, examine, quiz, catechize Antonyms: answer Contrasted words: reply, respond (see ANSWER vb) …
9question — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sentence, etc. that asks sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, hard, tough, tricky ▪ pointed, probing …
10respond — /ri spond /, v.i. 1. to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question. 2. to make a return by some action as if in answer: to respond generously to a charity drive. 3. to react favorably. 4. Physiol. to exhibit some action or effect… …